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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$22,507 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,044 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 23,421 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for biological and biomedical sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in California for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $14,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #3.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - Berkeley Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $13,036 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 20% of our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in California. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $13,608 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $13,581 per year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Santa Cruz are $13,895 a year.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Irvine are $13,356 a year.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of California - Irvine Report

University of California - San Diego came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $13,564 per year.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCR are $13,467 per year.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #9, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 15% of our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Southern California Report

Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 3,479
Oregon 1,766
Hawaii 496
Nevada 828
Alaska 113

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 4,566
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 4,420
Biotechnology 3,911
Zoology 2,984
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,957
Genetics 1,543
Pharmacology & Toxicology 1,042
Botany/Plant Biology 691
Molecular Medicine 83

Majors Similar to Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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